A Book of Verse for Children [Paperback]

First published in 1914, this book contains a selection of English poetry originally intended to supply pieces for kindergartens and junior schools.First published in 1914, this book contains a selection of English poetry originally intended to supply 'pieces for recitation and general reading' in kindergartens and junior schools. The poems chosen come from celebrated authors such as Burns and Tennyson, as well as some lesser-known poets.First published in 1914, this book contains a selection of English poetry originally intended to supply 'pieces for recitation and general reading' in kindergartens and junior schools. The poems chosen come from celebrated authors such as Burns and Tennyson, as well as some lesser-known poets.First published in 1914, this book contains a selection of English poetry originally intended to supply 'pieces for recitation and general reading' in kindergartens and junior schools. The poems chosen come from celebrated authors such as Burns and Tennyson, as well as some lesser-known poets. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of children's literature and literary education in Britain.Part I: 1. 'A child's grace' R. Herrick; 2. 'The Selkirk grace R. Burns; 3. 'Baby' G. Macdonald; 4. 'My little brother' M. L. Duncan; 5. 'Bed in summer' R. L. Stevenson; 6. 'Oh! Look at the moon' E. L. Follen; 7. 'The old kitchen clock' Mrs Hawkshawe; 8. 'Cradle song' Lord Tennyson; 9. 'Dutch lullaby' Eugene Field; 10. 'Sweet and low' Lord Tennyson; 11. 'Letty's globe' C. Tennyson-Turner; 12. 'In a garden' A. C. Swinburne; 13. 'Norse lullaby' Eugene Field; 14. 'The land of nod' R. L. Stevenson; 15. 'Lullaby of an infant chief' Sir W. Scott; 16. 'The days are cold' D. Wordsworth; 17. 'A sleeping child' A. H. Clough; 18. 'Bed-time' T. Hood; 19. 'The land of story books' R. L. Stevenson; 20. 'Babyland' G. Cooper; 21. 'Wishing' W. Allingham; 22. 'The pedlar's caravan' W. B. Rands; 23. 'A lobster quadrille' Lewis Carroll; 24. 'The chelM